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President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will pause planned tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for 30 days, as both nations take steps to address his concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. The decision follows a tense few days of economic uncertainty, with investors, businesses, and political …

President Donald Trump Wednesday signed into law the first bill of his second term, a measure that would require immigration officials to detain immigrants arrested or charged with property crimes, among others, and give broad legal authority to state attorneys general to challenge federal immigration law. “Today’s signings bring us …

The Justice Department announced Monday that it has terminated several career prosecutors involved in cases against former President Donald Trump, escalating concerns over political retaliation in the wake of Trump’s return to the presidency. The affected officials worked under Special Counsel Jack Smith on investigations into Trump’s handling of classified …

Democratic and independent U.S. senators introduced a resolution Monday to condemn President Donald Trump’s clemency for the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, injuring numerous law enforcement officers and sending lawmakers into hiding as they tried to certify the 2020 presidential election results. Senate Minority Leader Chuck …

President Donald Trump began his second term with visits to two states facing devastating natural disasters: North Carolina, recovering from catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, and California, battling some of the worst wildfires in its history. During the visits, Trump announced plans to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, marking the first major legal challenge to the new administration’s immigration agenda. Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, issued the temporary restraining order from the bench after …

The Pentagon announced Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, implementing President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement and border security. The deployment, which marks one of Trump’s first major policy actions, includes Army and Marine personnel tasked with assisting Border …

President Donald Trump has revoked a longstanding executive order banning discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors, launching a sweeping crackdown on federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The move, part of Trump’s broader agenda to reshape federal policies, has sparked controversy among civil rights advocates and federal employee unions. …

Before his inauguration, Donald Trump promised to issue a total of 100 or so executive orders once he regained the presidency. These orders reset government policy on everything from immigration enforcement to diversity initiatives to environmental regulation. They also aim to undo much of Joe Biden’s presidential legacy. Trump is …

President Donald Trump wasted no time reshaping U.S. health care policy during his first day back in office. On Monday, Trump signed a sweeping executive order aimed at dismantling several Biden-era health care initiatives, signaling a shift in priorities for his second term. The order targeted a range of policies …

On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump defended his controversial decision to pardon individuals convicted of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The sweeping clemency order, which included former leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, has reignited debates surrounding …

Among his first acts as president, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “revoke federal DEI requirements,” a move in line with his promise to “terminate federal staffers implementing DEI policies.” “This week I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into …

President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021. Behind the desk of the Oval Office, Trump told reporters he signed a pardon …

Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The swearing-in marked the culmination of a four-year journey for Trump, whom many Republicans distanced themselves from following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but nonetheless supported …

On the day of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact sweeping immigration reforms through executive orders, including the controversial elimination of birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. An incoming administration official stated that Trump will reinterpret the 14th Amendment, specifically the clause …